Further, Ellis demanded to see the unredacted “scope memo,” a document outlining the scope of the special counsel’s Russia probe that congressional Republicans have also sought….

The judge also gave the government two weeks to hand over the unredacted “scope memo” or provide an explanation why not –– after prosecutors were reluctant to do so,claiming it has material that doesn’t pertain to Manafort.

“I’ll be the judge of that,” Ellis said.

House Republicans have also sought the full document, though the Justice Department previously released a redacted version, which includes information related to Manafort but not much else.

The charges in federal court in Virginia were on top of another round of charges in October.
Manafort has pleaded not guilty to both rounds. The charges filed
earlier this year include conspiring against the United States,
conspiring to launder money, failing to register as an agent of a
foreign principal and providing false statements.